0654 Alcohol Sales Hours ORDINANCE NO. 654
S AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, DELETING
SECTION 3 -2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO THE
HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND ENACTING A
REVISED SECTION REGULATING THE HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES WITHIN THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the hours of operation for establishments engaged in
the sale of alcohol has been recently amended in the unincorporated
area of Okeechobee County, by ordinance passed by the County
Commission to allow extended hours of operation on certain days of
each year; and
WHEREAS, the difference in hours of operation between the
county and the City has proved to cause diminished sales and profit
for local business' located within the City limits of Okeechobee,
Florida, and in fairness the hours of operation within the City
should be amended to place local business' on equal footing with
the establishments located in the County; it therefore
RESOLVED AND ADOPTED that section 3 -2 of the Code of
Ordinances for the City of Okeechobee is herewith deleted in its
entirety, and in it place and stead the following section is
approved by the City Council:
Sec. 3 -2. Hours; Sunday Sales.
(a) Other than beer and wine. Except as otherwise provided
herein, it shall be unlawful for any person holding an alcoholic
beverage license from the State to sell, or cause to be sold, or to
permit the sale of any alcoholic beverage except beer and wine
between 12 :00 midnight Saturday and 7:00 a.m. Monday.
(b) Beer and Wine. Except as otherwise provided herein, it
shall be unlawful for any person holding an alcoholic beverage
license from the State to sell or cause to be sold, or to permit
the sale of beer or wine between 12 :00 midnight Saturday, and 1:00
p.m. Sunday.
(c) Exceptions permitted. Any person holding an alcoholic
beverage license from the State may sell any lawful alcoholic
beverage until the hour of 2 :00 a.m. on certain selected days
during the year in the following manner.
(i) The license holder may select up to a total of ten (10)
of any days during each calendar year, either consecutive or
randomly spaced, in which to sell alcoholic beverages, on the date
selected, until 2:00 a.m. the following day. For the remainder of
1992, the total number of days selected cannot exceed four (4);
thereafter, a total of up to ten (10) days each year.
(ii) In order to lawfully use this exception, the license
holder must notify the City of Okeechobee license and business
regulation office in General Services, as well as the City Police
Department, in writing at least seven (7) days in advance of any
day so selected, in order to arrange sufficient police and fire
protection. Upon timely receipt of the notice, the City will
furnish a permit allowing the hours of extended operation by the
establishment for the day(s) selected. The Department of General
Nwor Services shall charge and collect a processing fee of $10.00 (ten
dollars and no cents) for each date selected.
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